The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such execu ...

The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such execution in the lands under the Habsburg crown. The person who was executed was 23-year-old Georg R ...

The Battle of Aspern-Essling, one of the most famous battles during the Napoleonic Wars, began on this da ...

The Battle of Aspern-Essling, one of the most famous battles during the Napoleonic Wars, began on this day in 1809. It was the first major battle which Napoleon Bonaparte didn't win. Although he wasn ...

The location where the Battle of Fontenoy was fought is located in what is now Belgium. The Battle of Fon ...

The location where the Battle of Fontenoy was fought is located in what is now Belgium. The Battle of Fontenoy was one of the most important battles of the War of the Austrian Succession. The major ca ...

The Austrian ships at Heligoland were commanded by Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, who later became famous for hi ...

The Austrian ships at Heligoland were commanded by Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, who later became famous for his victory at Lissa. The Battle of Heligoland took place on this day in 1864. It was a naval eng ...

Maria Theresa gave birth to her son Joseph II in Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna, a sort of Austrian Versai ...

Maria Theresa gave birth to her son Joseph II in Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna, a sort of Austrian Versailles. As a ruler, in some ways Joseph II proved significantly different from his mother. On thi ...

The accession of Arthur Seyss-Inquart to the position of chancellor allowed for the easy annexation (Germ ...

The accession of Arthur Seyss-Inquart to the position of chancellor allowed for the easy annexation (German: Anschluss) to the Third Reich. Arthur Seyss-Inquart was appointed the chancellor of Austri ...

Mozart's wife Constanze died on this day, having outlived him for over 50 years! Namely, she was already ...

Mozart's wife Constanze died on this day, having outlived him for over 50 years! Namely, she was already 80 at the time of her death, while Mozart died relatively young, in his mid 30s. The couple spe ...

The first company is called by his surname – Lauda Air, and the other by his first name – Niki. Famous Fo ...

The first company is called by his surname – Lauda Air, and the other by his first name – Niki. Famous Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda was born on this day. He is interesting not only because he was a tri ...